Eight year sentence for having gun and ammo described as excessive

Tuesday 18 March 2014

The Court of Criminal Appeal has described as excessive, an 8 year sentence handed down to Limerick man Kieran Ryan, for the possession of a handgun and ammunition.

The 29 year-old with an address at Craeval Park in Moyross was sentenced to 8 years at Limerick Circuit Court in July 2010 for having the semi automatic pistol and 15 rounds of ammunition at Ballyneety in May that year.

His brother Eddie Ryan of College Avenue in Moyross was sentenced to six years for the same offences.

Kieran Ryan appealled the 8 year term stating that it was too severe and and today the court ruled in his favour, submissions on an appropriate sentence to replace it will be made on a later date.